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Job Description
Operate or tend painting machines to paint surfaces of transportation equipment, such as automobiles, buses, trucks, trains, boats, and airplanes. Includes painters in auto body repair facilities.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-9122.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 46,270.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 22.00
- Currently, there are 54,860 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Painters, Transportation Equipment”.
Also Known As…
- Painters, Transportation Equipment
- Top Coater
- Paint Technician
- Paint Prepper
- Finish Painter
- Body Technician/Painter
- Automotive Refinish Technician
- Automotive Painter
- Automotive Paint Technician (Auto Paint Technician)
- Auto Refinisher (Automobile Refinisher)
- Auto Painter (Automobile Painter)
- Vehicle Painter
- Transportation Equipment Painter Apprentice
- Transportation Equipment Painter
- Touch Up Painter
- Shipyard Painter
- Sandblaster Paint Sprayer
- Rust Proofer
- Refinish Technician
- Railroad Car Painter
- Railroad Car Letterer
- Pressure Washer
- Paint Specialist
- Paint Prep Technician
- Mobile Paint Specialist
- Duco Polisher
- Doper
- Dopeman
- Dope Sprayer
- Colorman
- Car Painter
- Bronzer
- Boat Painter
- Black Off Worker
- Auto Striper
- Aircraft Painter Apprentice
- Aircraft Painter
Tasks for “Industrial Painter”
- Sand vehicle surfaces between coats of paint or primer to remove flaws and enhance adhesion for subsequent coats.
- Verify paint consistency, using a viscosity meter.
- Disassemble, clean, and reassemble sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths.
- Select the correct spray gun system for the material being applied.
- Sand and apply sealer to properly dried vehicle finish.
- Pour paint into spray guns and adjust nozzles and paint mixes for proper paint flow and coating thickness.
- Set up portable equipment, such as ventilators, exhaust units, ladders, or scaffolding.
- Mix paints to match color specifications or vehicles' original colors, stirring or thinning paints, using spatulas or power mixing equipment.
- Remove grease, dirt, paint, or rust from vehicle surfaces in preparation for paint application, using abrasives, solvents, brushes, blowtorches, washing tanks, or sandblasters.
- Operate lifting or moving devices to move equipment or materials to access areas to be painted.
- Clean equipment and work areas.
- Fill small dents or scratches with body fillers and smooth surfaces to prepare vehicles for painting.
- Apply primer over any repairs made to vehicle surfaces.
- Apply rust-resistant undercoats and caulk and seal seams.
- Buff and wax the finished paintwork.
- Monitor painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes.
- Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.
- Select paint according to company requirements and match paint colors, following specified color charts.
- Use brush to hand-paint areas in need of retouching or unreachable with a spray gun.
- Allow the sprayed product to dry and touch up any missed spots.
- Remove accessories, such as chrome or mirrors, from vehicles and mask other surfaces with tape or paper to protect them from paint.
- Lay out logos, symbols, or designs on painted surfaces, according to blueprint specifications, using measuring instruments, stencils, or patterns.
- Adjust controls on infrared ovens, heat lamps, portable ventilators, or exhaust units to speed the drying of vehicles between coats.
- Apply designs, lettering, or other identifying or decorative items to finished products, using paint brushes or paint sprayers.
- Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner.
Related Technology & Tools
- Claw hammers
- Scaffolding
- Plasma cutters
- Hydraulic jacks
- Safety gloves
- Safety glasses
- Desktop computers
- Pallet jacks
- Paint application rollers
- Safety goggles
- Blow torches
- Power drills
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Straight screwdrivers
- Power paint mixers
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Rivet guns
- Air compressors
- Paint booths
- Computer terminals
- Viscosity meters
- Step ladders
- Infrared drying lamps
- Hot air guns
- Power buffers
- Hoisting equipment
- Paint stencils
- Forklifts
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Respiratory protection equipment
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Robotic paint equipment
- Portable buffers
- Paint application brushes
- Manlift buckets
- Power sanders
- Metal inert gas MIG welding equipment
- Sandblasters
- Paint sprayguns
- Wire brushes
- Exhaust units
- Microsoft Word
- Maintenance management software
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Excel
- Inventory control software
- Scheduling software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Robotic painting software